Tribunal Constitucional

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Tribunal Constitucional is Spain’s highest court responsible for interpreting the Constitution and ruling on the constitutionality of laws and governmental actions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
appointmentBy King of Spain
appointmentOnProposalOf Congress of Deputies of Spain
General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
Government of Spain
linked to: Spanish government

Senate of Spain
bindingForce its decisions are binding on all public authorities
its decisions cannot be appealed to any other Spanish court
canAnnul laws contrary to the Constitution
canSuspend application of challenged norms in certain cases
composition magistrates
constitutionalStatus supreme interpreter of the Constitution in Spain
country Spain
establishedBy Spanish Constitution of 1978
hasAuthorityOver autonomous communities of Spain
central government of Spain
local authorities in Spain
headquarters Madrid
highestCourtFor constitutional matters in Spain
jurisdiction Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Constitution
language Spanish
legalBasis Organic Law of the Constitutional Court
Spanish Constitution of 1978
Title IX of the Spanish Constitution
legalForm organic constitutional body
location Madrid
memberTitle magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional
notHighestCourtFor ordinary jurisdiction
officialName Tribunal Constitucional de España
Tribunal Constitucional del Reino de España
role controls the constitutionality of international treaties in certain cases
decides on amparo appeals
decides on appeals of unconstitutionality
interprets the Spanish Constitution
protects fundamental rights and public liberties
resolves conflicts between constitutional bodies
resolves conflicts of competence between state and autonomous communities
reviews constitutionality of governmental actions
reviews constitutionality of laws
separationFrom Poder Judicial de España
ordinary court system of Spain
subjectMatter constitutional review
distribution of powers between state and autonomous communities
fundamental rights protection
typeOfDecision judgment
order

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Constitutional Court of Spain nativeName Tribunal Constitucional
TC officialName Tribunal Constitucional
TC nativeName Tribunal Constitucional
TC abbreviationFor Tribunal Constitucional
TC fullName Tribunal Constitucional
TC abbreviationOf Tribunal Constitucional
Calle Domenico Scarlatti, Madrid hasBuilding Sede del Tribunal Constitucional
linked to: Tribunal Constitucional
Spanish Constitution of 1978 establishesCourt Tribunal Constitucional